Rack for holding or storing goods.



B. & E. THOMAS. RACK FOR HOLDING 0R STORING GOODS.

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B & E. THOMAS.

RACK FOR HOLDING 0R STORING GOODS. APPLICATION FILED AUG-14. 1917.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918..

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Patented Mar. 12, 19 18.

Apiificatiiiii hia August 14, 1917. serial at, 186,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BERTRAM THoMAs, and EUSTACE THoMAs, subjects of the King of England, both residing at Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, United Kingdom of Great Britain, have invented Improvements in or Connected with Racks for Holding or Storing Goods, of which the follow ing is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in racks, for use in stores or the like, to hold or support boxes, or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, which is simple in construction, strong, and highly convenient in use.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our'improved rack,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a unit or frame of the rack, and,

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

In the drawings, the frames or units are in the forms of standards consisting of metal bars a, secured to horizontal angle base bars 6; and the supporting ledges b are castings with holes 6 in their ends and center, through which the frame standards a pass; and they are secured in position on the standards by bolts and nuts 0, which pass through gaps in the lower part of the ledges, and through holes in the standards; and the ledges and standards are clamped together by means of these bolts and nuts 0. The inclined supports or ledges b have a depending flange b at each side, and at one side near the outer ends, it is bent inward at b as indicated in the plan in Figs. 1 and 2, and the outer surfaces of these parts come next to the surfaces of the standard a, and the two are drawn up tight one on to the other by the bolts and nuts 0. Attention is called to the fact that the ledges b are provided upon their upper sides with upstanding longitudinal flanges b, disposed centrally thereof, as shown.

The plane of the center standard a is at right angles to that of the outside standards, and a transverse part 6 extends between the flanges b at the center, and this part is drawn up to the central standard a by the bolts 0, similarly as in the case of the outside standards a.

The boxes or the like, (not shown) are arranged upon the ledges b and are held thereby in an inclined position. The up turned ends I) prevent the boxes from slipping down off of the ledges, and the flanges or ribs 6 revent longitudinal displacement of the boxes.

What is claimed is 1. A rack of the character described, comprising intermediate uprights and outer uprights disposed upon opposite sides thereof,

inclined supporting members extending downwardly toward their outer ends and provided between their ends with openings for the reception of the intermediate uprights and near their ends with openings to receive the outer uprights, means to clamp said uprights within the openings, and upwardly projecting extensions formed upon the ends of the supporting members.

2. A rack of the character described, comprising intermediate upstanding bars and outer upstanding bars disposed upon opposite sides thereof; a plurality of supporting members, each supporting member embodying an integral structure including fiat inclined arms which extend downwardly toward their outer ends, said arms being provided upon their upper faces with longituclinally extending substantially vertical flanges and at their lower ends with up wardly extending projections, said arms being provided intermediate their ends with openings to receive the intermediate upstanding bars and at their ends with openings to receive the outer bars; means to clamp the bars within the openings.

3. A rack of the character described comprising a substantially vertical inner bar having its sides arranged substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rack, outer substantially vertical bars disposed upon opposite sides of the inner bar and having their sides arranged at a right angle to the sides of the inner bar, a plurality of supporting members each of which includes a pair of inclined arms extending downwardly toward their outer ends, said arms being provided upon their upper and lower sides with longitudinal flanges and at their lower ends with upwardly projecting exten- V 5 ceive the outer bars, andmeans to clamp the Witnesses:

sions, said member being provided centrally names to this specification in the presence thereof With :1 transverse elongated openof tWo subscribing Witnesses. ing to receive the inner bar and near its ends BERTRAM THOMAS. with longitudinal elongated openings to re- EUSTACE THOMAS.

bars within said openings. 7 ERNALD SIMPSON MosELnY,

In tGStIIHOIIY WhGI'BQIE we have signed our MARI N -E. CLOUD.

copiel of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). 0. 

